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Capitalizing and Punctuating Titles

Authored by Melissa Dean

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 5+ times

Capitalizing and Punctuating Titles
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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which item shows correct capitalization? (a)  

The Cat In The Hat
The Cat in The Hat
the Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which item shows correct punctuation of a title?

I liked Olivia Rodrigo's "All I Want" ever since I heard it.

I liked "Olivia Rodrigo's "All I Want" ever since I heard it.

I liked Olivia Rodrigo's All I Want ever since I heard it.

I liked Olivia Rodrigo's "All I Want" ever since I heard it.

Answer explanation

Small/Minor works should be in quotation marks.

Small/Minor works consists of short length and/or created by one or few people.

No need to punctuate the author's name(s).

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you punctuate a long/major work when you type it in an essay?

Underline it.

Put the title in quotation marks.

Italicize it.

Underline and italicize it.

Underline the title and put it in quotation marks.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

How do you properly capitalize and punctuate this title?

Mikayla enjoys Attack On Titan, a popular Japanese anime and manga series.

Mikayla enjoys "Attack On Titan," a popular Japanese anime and manga series.

Mikayla enjoys "Attack On Titan," a popular Japanese anime and manga series.

Mikayla enjoys Attack on Titan, a popular Japanese anime and manga series.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

How do you capitalize and punctate this title?

My favorite Disney movie is Beauty and the Beast.

My favorite Disney movie is "Beauty and the Beast."

My favorite Disney movie is "Beauty and The Beast."

My favorite Disney movie is Beauty and The Beast.

Answer explanation

Do not both italicize and quote (put in quotation marks) titles.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are examples of small/minor works?

movies, plays, and TV series

newspapers, magazines, and books

short stories, YouTube clips, and poems

statues and paintings

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are examples of big/major works that should be underlined or italicized?

essays and newspaper articles

TV episodes or an issue from a manga/comic book series

Novels/Books and TV/Drama series

a song or poem

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

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